When ADHD Triggers Emotional Outbursts: Scripts for Your Flashpoints (with Sharon Saline, Psy.D.)

This video in itself ended up triggering me 😭 I never learned strategies for conflict resolution growing up. My parents never helped me with it either they always fed into my fears and taught me to never bring up an issue until it blows up in my face and to cut people off because only they knew what was truly best for me. So my only resolution when theres emotional outbursts has been to just end the relationship(platonic or romantic) and move on until the cycle repeats itself with the next person. I dont have any positive experiences to try and recall in moments of conflict so when I try to slow down i just end up confirming all my fears by remembering every fight ive ever had with anyone.

At like age 50 something, this male finally got help for my emotional disregulation, overwhelm and more. I have benefited from a lot of interventions and would highlight an SSRI prescription (Zoloft) and cognitive therapy as being most impactful. Although "high functioning", ability to cope has gradually declined to the point of greater disfunction. I have received a multiple diagnosis of ADHD, autism and anxiety/depression, all of which are mild but in combination has resulted in many, many emotional outbursts, and self-induced trauma to avoid situations where I have had trouble in the past. So even if you have ADHD and you don't think you have anxiety or depression, you just might, and you might find CBT or an SSRI to be amazingly helpful with the appropriate diagnosis/guidance from your mental health team. Remember, the stimulant medications help primarily with focus and attention - not so much with anxiety and emotional disregulation.

I so needed this! I work in retail and the environment can be so hectic and overstimulating (non stop line for over 3 hours and multiple conversations going on right next to me) it's incredibly difficult to stay calm

I hate the way my brain works, I just want to like myself, I know Iam not a bad person. Menopause has definitely made this feeling 10x worse

Thank you.

Thank you!🎉

Does the Diagnosis of ADHD resemble NPD traits?

When being blamed unfairly

Yes Yes, unfortunately i don t have 20 minutes zu calm down when I am constantly annoyed by the behaviour of my work colleagues.😏

None of this is strange. None of this is new. This all just sounds like the same advice given to neurotypical brains repackaged with different vocabulary for those of with ADHD. …As if an ADHD brain can’t see through the BS. So. Will these things work? Sure! If you’re properly medicated and no longer experiencing the worsts symptoms of ADHD, yes. It all works. Not medicated? Good luck!

Lost me at all the yoga new age stuff.